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ACT English Difficulty: Hard (33)

Digital ACT English Practice Question #1245

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The city council's decision to preserve the nineteenth-century viaduct was praised by urban planners, who argued that historical infrastructure enhances community character. Which choice is the most effective punctuation of the underlined portion?
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Does the clause narrow down 'which planners'? No, it describes what they did. Nonrestrictive clauses need a comma.

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The relative clause 'who argued that historical infrastructure...' is nonrestrictive (it provides additional context about the urban planners rather than defining a specific subgroup of planners). Nonrestrictive clauses must be set off by a...

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